The Nominees for The National Television Awards 2017 Are in

It's award season!

The glitz and glamour of award shows and red carpets is more than welcome at this time of year, and it all kicks off in earnest with the Golden Globes on the 8th of January.

Closer to home in the UK, the National Television awards are one of the biggest events in the industry, with the ceremony taking place on 25th January with Dermot O' Leary at the helm.

The nominations are in today, and Irish stars are dominating. Cillian Murphy is tapped in the drama performance category for his role in Peaky Blinders while Poldark starring Aidan Turner is up for Best Period Drama.

Cillian is nominated in the Drama Performance category for his role in Peaky Blinders.

Brendan O' Carroll's Mrs. Brown's Boys is up against Orange is the new Black,The Big Bang Theory and Benidorm in the Comedy category while the Graham Norton Show goes head to head with Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway for Best Entertainment Programme.